James Dolan: 'We're going to win' as Knicks head to NBA Finals

James Dolan said he believes the Knicks will win the NBA Finals, speaking at the "Vampire Lestat" premiere at the Beacon Theatre Tuesday night: "I feel we’re going to win. I really think we’re going to win." Game 1 is June 3 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, and Game 3 on June 8 will be the first Finals game at Madison Square Garden before a sold-out crowd.

Two seats on "Celebrity Row" are being auctioned, with proceeds going to MSG’s Garden of Dreams Foundation, which helps kids in need across the region. Dolan said he’s "excited" but also has "a lot of anxiety" ahead of the Garden matchup, adding, "It’s sleeping after that’s harder actually…because you’re all juiced up." He called Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals — the 22-point comeback in the fourth quarter that went to overtime — a "top ten" game and noted it was the largest playoff comeback in franchise history.

The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals in 1999, and their last league championship came in 1973 — more than 50 years ago.

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